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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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